Orange Devils at Monarch Tavern

Martin Loomer & the Orange Devils Big Band is a fourteen piece swing band featuring music originated by the best black bands of the Swing Era. The group performs music by Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Lunceford, Count Basie, Earl "Fatha" Hines and many more.

Swing dancers are encouraged and appreciated too.

The band's personnel:

Martin Loomer, guitar/arrangements/leader

Merlin Williams, lead alto sax/soprano sax/clarinet/arrangements/straw boss
Tom Skublics, alto sax/bari sax/clarinet
Kira Payne, alto sax/tenor sax/clarinet
Andy Ballantyne, tenor sax/clarinet...

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Martin Loomer & the Orange Devils Big Band is a fourteen piece swing band featuring music originated by the best black bands of the Swing Era. The group performs music by Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Lunceford, Count Basie, Earl "Fatha" Hines and many more.

Swing dancers are encouraged and appreciated too.

The band's personnel:

Martin Loomer, guitar/arrangements/leader

Merlin Williams, lead alto sax/soprano sax/clarinet/arrangements/straw boss
Tom Skublics, alto sax/bari sax/clarinet
Kira Payne, alto sax/tenor sax/clarinet
Andy Ballantyne, tenor sax/clarinet

Alex Kundakcioglu, lead cornet
Charlie Gray, cornet
John McLeod, cornet
Scott Suttie, trombone
William Carn, trombone

Richard Whiteman, piano
Rob Uffen, bass
Tom Jestadt, drums

Rita di Ghent, vocals

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